Curing the Intellectual Hangover

After watching hours of tv last night to decompress my mind and getting eight hours of sleep, I thought I would be ready to switch gears and go into civ pro study mode. I was wrong. My mind still felt numb from yesterday's torts exam. Not that the test was impossibly difficult, but almost everyone else I know who took finals yesterday still felt winded this morning and through much of today.

Fortunately what I lacked in academic productivity I made up in other areas of my life. I think its really easy to get burnt out in law school because you don't have as much balance. In undergrad you at least had friends in other majors, family closer by, extracurriculars, and in general more free time to not think about school (though by the end, school felt like a distraction from my activities). Now everything is school, I even sit there at the gym thinking about tort liability. So while I was wary about doing errands in the midst of finals, I realized that I needed more than a few hours of tv to regain sanity. I needed to actively do something else.

I went and got my immunizations for my trip to Vietnam. Though I am very excited about the trip, I am not sure what to make of the 91 degree, 75% humidity weather that they have there right now. But at least I'm medically prepared: got my hepititus A and tetnus shots, as well as typhoid pills. As my friend Vicki said, it sounds like I'm going on the Oregon Trail. It should be different, but I know it will be an amazing experience. And knowing that its less than two weeks away really gives me something to look forward to after these finals.

Since the travel clinic I went to was located next to the shopping area, I pretty much felt obligated to at least look. The only thing that is a better pick me up than shopping is finding amazing deals. I went Filene's Basement, my new favorite store in DC, and found that all winter accessories were on sale before noon. So I picked up 2 cute hats and a new pair of sunglasses all for $20. I had this grand epiphany today that even if I'm bundled up with scarves, gloves, sweaters, and jackets, my large head probably emits so much heat. I tore off the tags as soon as I left the store, put on my new hat purchase, and felt so much better. Did I mention that it was 30 degrees and incredibly windy. Maybe I will take the 91 degree weather in Vietnam.

I feel a lot better now and ready to conquer civil procedure, and my laundry, tomorrow!